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DYNAMICS OF ANGLICAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA PETER
(Chuka University, 2022-09)The purpose of the study was to investigate the dynamics of Anglican Development Services (ADS) of the Anglican Church in enhancing Community Development (CD) in Kenya. The ADS since its inception has been involved in ... -
IMPACT OF KARATINA SEWER STABILIZATION PONDS ON BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WATER ALONG RIVER RAGATI IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-04)River Ragati is an important habitat for diverse species of organisms, plants and micro-organisms. The larger Ragati ecosystem is surrounded by a rural and urban setting that has a population of more than 158, 960 people. ... -
NAMNA NYIMBO ZA TOHARA ZA JAMII YA WAIGEMBE ZILIVYODENGULIWA NA NYIMBO ZA DINI YA KIKRISTO
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Igembe community is found in areas around North East of Mount Kenya. Igembe community has traditions which are associated with songs. This is that focuses to Igembe community is a descriptive study which investigates how ... -
EFFECTS OF SELECTED INORGANIC AND ORGANIC NPK FERTILIZER SOURCES ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF CELERY IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Celery (Apium graveolens) is a highly prized herb that is grown all over the world for salads. It has become more well-liked in Kenya, where it is mostly farmed for export. The influence of soil nutrient sources on the ... -
INFLUENCE OF LAND USE ACTIVITIES ON GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES IN RUPINGAZI WATERSHED, EMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-11)Landforms are part of every part of the earth. The study aimed at finding ways by which land use activities contribute substances which effectively influence changes in landform along the Rupingazi watershed in Embu County, ... -
AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF VERNACULAR TELEVISION CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF BAITE TV IN MERU, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Television is today the most pervasive mass medium worldwide. The contribution and influence of mass media in the daily lives of audiences cannot be gainsaid. Vernacular television channels are a new phenomenon in the ... -
LIFE INCARCERATION AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF INMATES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MALE AND FEMALE LIFERS IN SELECTED PRISONS IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Life incarceration is a way of confining a lawbreaker in prison, to separate them from the society. This ensures societal security, and the offender’s chance of rehabilitation. Although the number of life-incarcerated ... -
READING THE ROMANCE MOTIF IN NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION OF SELECTED GĨKŨYŨ POPULAR SONGS
(Chuka University, 2020-12)READING THE ROMANCE MOTIF IN NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION OF SELECTED GĨKŨYŨ POPULAR SONGS -
Colonialism and The Agikuyu Women’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems on Food Crop Production in Kiambu, Kenya, 1902-1963.
(Chuka University, 2019-09)The interaction between the European colonialist in Kenya and the Agikuyu people influenced the indigenous Knowledge systems related to food crop production. Particularly, the introduction colonial policies and practices ... -
Social Media Discourse of Chuka University Students on Whatsapp Platforms
(2019-09)Social media influences the way people communicate with one another and it is gaining popularity owing to the technological milestones made in the world of communication. As people communicate via social media interaction ... -
Influence of Family Life Knowledge on Marriages in Meru County, Kenya
(Chuka University, 2019-09)A satisfactory marriage is desirable but studies indicate that many people are dissatisfied in their marriages as reflected by broken families, single parent homes, violence in marriages and widespread misery in families. ... -
Strategies of Water Resource users Associations in Promoting Sustainable Water Projects: A Case of Tana Catchment Area, Kenya
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Sustainability of Water Supply initiatives have been launched around the world with the aim of managing water resources. In Kenya, the enactment of the Water Act 2002 and its subsequent revision in 2016, introduced the ... -
Consumers’ Uses and Gratifications of Commercial Websites Advertising in Kenya: A Case of Nairobi
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Commercial websites can be considered as ways of promoting businesses whereby companies use online advertising in order to focus on ways of increasing the sales of a service or a product. Practitioners and researchers are ... -
Non-Equivalence in The Kĩkamba Bible Translation Eunice Nthenya Mũsyoka
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Translation is encoding the meaning and forms in the target language by means of the decoded meaning and form of the source language. It involves the rendering of a source language text into the target text so as to ensure ... -
Ad-Theatre Techniques: Motifs of Orality and Popular Culture in Kenya’s Radio
(Chuka University, 2019-09)This is a study of theatre by its persuasive function in commercial contexts. Specifically the study is a critique of the influences of orality and popular culture on audiences in commercial set ups as evident in dramas ... -
Assessment of Peace Building Strategies Employed by The Presbyterian Church of East Africa in Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Harmony in Kenya
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Ethnic conflicts remain the biggest setback to the development of many African nations and Kenya is not an exception. The Church has a mandate to make use of her divine mission in building peace and fostering reconciliation ...
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